Environmental Values (IBESS)

things that influence viewpoints (ex. culture, education, science, media, etc.)

the formation of the viewpoint (assimilation of knowledge, thinking, evaluating)

decisions and viewpoints

extreme deep ecologists who believe the earth is the top priority and all development must stop

environmental managers who want to regulate development and human population to protect the environment without ceasing anthropogenic activity all together

cornucopians who believe the earth’s resources are infinite and meant for human use and that human ingenuity and technology will “save the day” from resource depletion and environmental destruction

promotes concept of protection and control through sustainable management of resources through scientific research and change in public policies (anthropocentric); split into preservationists and conservationists

advocate for preservation of land and its resources in pristine untouched condition; emphasized that land has intrinsic value; most comment perspective in the environmental movement

one of the first large-scale preservation organizations; focused on mitigating pollution and establishing national parks; founded in San Francisco in 1892 by John Muir

concerned with preserving the environment for its instrumental value (the goods and services it can provide); emphasis on sustainable use and management of resources to allow for future development; ex. Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot